Transmigration: The Cannon Fodder Suddenly Made a Comeback!-Chapter 699 I’m Going to Hold My Great-Grandson!

"Doomsday Beehive" film crew felt a surge of gratification, their spirits lifted and enthusiasm returning within the team.

Jiang Li was also satisfied with the outcome and continued to have Shen Lan ramp up the promotional efforts, aiming to dominate the trending searches for two days straight.

By the time she got back to the city center, it was evening.

Just as she exited the garage, Jiang Ye approached her nervously.

"Miss Jiang, you’re finally back."

Jiang Li was puzzled, "What’s the matter?"

"There’s a visitor at home who insists on seeing you. The old master and madame aren’t here, and I couldn’t send him away. Please go meet him quickly."

Someone who could make Jiang Ye so anxious must be no ordinary person. After instructing Ji Yanbai to park the car, Jiang Li headed straight to the living room.

Upon catching sight of Jiang Li, the visitor promptly stood up with respect.

"Miss Jiang, hello!"

Jiang Li recognized him; he was Zhao Lang’s assistant.

"Are you looking for me? Is there something Gu Yu needs?"

Yu Fei smiled politely, leaning slightly forward, "The young master indeed needs to see you. Is it possible to find a secure place to talk?"

"This place is secure enough," Jiang Li said as she took a seat on the sofa. Then, she gestured for Jiang Ye and Ji Yanbai to leave.

Seeing this, Yu Fei adjusted his glasses and took a seat once again.

Just as the young master had said, Miss Jiang was not easy to deal with.

He would have to play along with her.

Exhaling, Yu Fei, with some nervousness, retrieved a hefty stack of documents from his briefcase, placing them on the table.

"Miss Jiang, this is Mr. Gu Yu’s personal financial statement for your review."

Jiang Li: ?

She didn’t touch the documents but looked at Yu Fei curiously instead.

"Why are you showing me this?"

"The young master means..." Yu Fei coughed once, unsure of how to phrase it, "well, the young master’s exact words were... that he’s much better than Assistant He, and if possible, you could consider him first. This is a token of his sincerity."

That very night, Jiang Li had seen Zhao Lang’s intentions.

But since she wasn’t interested in that sort of thing at the moment, she hadn’t broached the subject.

She hadn’t expected him to come to her.

Jiang Li calmly sipped her tea, "Why didn’t he come himself?"

As though anticipating this question from Jiang Li, Yu Fei hastily and uprightly replied, "The young master has been in meetings with the company’s executives these past days. With the New Year approaching, there’s a lot of data to coordinate, and he’s been too busy to come himself and not confident enough, so he sent me to visit."

"Not confident enough" was just an excuse Yu Fei concocted for Zhao Lang.

He was indeed worried, but not so much about the business—rather, he feared that if he was a moment too late, Jiang Li would really run off to find He Pingzhang.

"I see."

Jiang Li nodded, but her gaze drifted to the stack of documents on the table.

Truth be told, she was quite curious about Zhao Lang’s net worth.

Everyone spoke of the Gu Family owning half of the Capital, and she had seen her fair share of extravagantly wealthy families in Daqi.

She was curious to see how the Gu Family matched up against them.

With that thought, Jiang Li casually picked up the file and flipped through.

Unaware until she looked, she was genuinely taken aback.

Although Zhao Lang had only been recognized as a relative for less than a year, Old Sir Gu seemed to have prepared everything for him early on.

As of now, he owned more than a dozen companies, including but not limited to the renowned Sheng’an Technology, Chang’an Film, and Pingan Pharmaceutical.

His real estate and retail properties were so numerous that they filled an entire A4 page.

These were just the appetizers.

The Gu Group’s influence overseas was even more monumental and frightening.

The investments of the Gu Group domestically counted as very minor, whereas the trade volumes they handled internationally were staggeringly immense.

They truly deserved to be described as a business empire.

Further on were Zhao Lang’s various certificates and honors.

Only then did Jiang Li appreciate his abilities.

In just under a year, he had expanded his skills abroad considerably.

And at that moment, Jiang Li genuinely realized what being genuinely wealthy meant.

On the page summarizing his personal assets, she counted the numbers three times.

Every time, they added up to a neat and tidy 138.9 billion.

And this didn’t even include the Gu Family’s future valuation.

Just Zhao Lang’s personal wealth alone had reached a level others wouldn’t dare dream of, let alone the entire Gu Family’s.

No wonder Chang’an Film could casually put forth five billion for a variety show.

Jiang Li closed the documents.

But that string of numbers lingered in her mind, hard to shake off.

She was not someone who despised poverty and loved wealth.

But at that moment, she had to admit, she was somewhat tempted.

Jiang Li picked up her teacup and took another big sip, regaining her composure.

She looked steadily at Yu Fei.

"Thank you for your young master’s kindness, I understand his intentions, but I’m not of marriageable age yet and I don’t have any thoughts about it. Please ask Assistant Yu to return for now."

As Yu Fei stepped out of the Jiang Family home, he immediately called Zhao Lang.

"Hello, young master, Miss Jiang said she’s not at the legal age for marriage yet, so she can’t marry you."

Amid a large meeting at the Gu Group with hundreds of people, Zhao Lang, dressed in his suit, couldn’t help but lift the corners of his mouth.

He knew that information would be useful!

Turning his head, he looked at Old Gu and whispered, "Grandfather, Ah Li just said, the moment she’s of legal age, she’ll marry me."

Gu Shengrong, who had been stern all day, finally softened a bit.

"You wily lad, finally did something right!"

Turning, Old Sir Gu happily looked toward his assistant.

"Did you hear that? I’ll be able to hold my great-grandson soon."

The assistant: ?

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The plagiarism incident unfolded just as Jiang Li had anticipated, with no signs of subsiding.

Overnight, the direction of online public opinion shifted drastically.

It started with the "Escape" film crew posting a comparison photo of their third male lead and Jiang Yan’s make-up, directly igniting claims that "Doomsday Beehive" had plagiarized their creativity.

Then the third male lead from "Escape" posted about his difficulties, highlighting the makeup artist’s hardship, propelling the topic to the top of the trending searches.

Eventually, the public opinion fermented further, with even some bloggers claiming that the whole movie "Doomsday Beehive" was a rip-off of "Escape."

Netizens were incensed.

[How disgusting is that? "Escape" released their character posters just one day before, and then "Doomsday Beehive" follows suit? They couldn’t make the plagiarism any more obvious!]

[It’s really disappointing, I’ve seen plagiarism, but never such blatant plagiarism!]

[Don’t even bother shooting anymore; what’s the point when every person in the crew isn’t decent, and Jiang Yan, of all people, is allowed to act in movies?]

[Plagiarist dogs are disgusting. Sisters, let’s not give them any more attention. Let’s support "Escape" instead! Support originality!]

[Right, support originality! Boycott plagiarism!]